April 24, 2018 Chile’s Copec to buy stake in copper project in Peru Mina Justa, which is expected to require investment of around $1.6 billion, is due to begin construction in the second half of 2018.
April 24, 2018 Union at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile says no advance deal likely The union accepted an offer to begin early negotiations with the Anglo-Australian miner in March to avoid another strike at the northern Chile mine.
April 24, 2018 Anglo delays Minas Rio restart until year-end, will lose about $400 million The announcement is the last of a string of difficulties Anglo has faced with the iron ore mine, which was expected to produce 16 million tonnes this year, but that…
April 23, 2018 Peru expects $20.8 billion in mining investments Only in 2019, Lima expects to receive $2.9 billion in mining investments.
April 22, 2018 German researchers say mining intensifies social conflicts in Peru A group of researchers from Berlin’s Humboldt University published a study where they say that mining activities are the leading cause of social conflicts in Peru.
April 22, 2018 Bolivia to invest in billion-dollar lithium deal with ACI Systems Along with Argentina and Chile, Bolivia is part of South America's so-called "lithium triangle."
April 20, 2018 Banchile auctions 1.5 mln shares in Chile’s SQM, raises $76 mln SQM, which operates primarily in Chile's Salar de Atacama, is one of the world's largest and most cost-efficient producers of lithium.
April 20, 2018 Ship firm Oldendorff halting Guyana operation due to Rusal crisis Rusal's 90 percent owned Bauxite Company of Guyana produced 1.05 million tonnes of bauxite - the raw material used to make aluminium - last year.
April 20, 2018 Cochilco forecasts Chile’s 2018 copper output up 4.3 pct Chilean copper commission Cochilco forecast on Friday that Chile would produce 5.76 million tonnes of the red metal in 2018.
April 19, 2018 Fourteen Colombian miners rescued from collapsed mine It took authorities about three hours to be able to dig a back access entrance.
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